Portable liquid-cooling tank.



'J. 1). INGRAM.

PORTABLE LIQUID COOLING TANK.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.12, 1910.

Patented May 16, 1911.

JONATHAN D. INGRAM, OF MINERAL WELLS, TEXAS.

PORTABLE LIQUID-COOLING TANK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 16, 1911.

Application filed. October 12, 1910. Serial No. 586,751.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN D. INGRAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mineral \Vells, in the county of Palo Pinto and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Liquid-Cooling Tanks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to water tanks and more particularly to portable tanks, and the objects are to provide tanks for various purposes, such as are adapted to dispense mineral waters and soda water, and other liquids, and which are provided with compartments to carry ice for cooling purposes. Some of the advantages are that supplies of mineral water can be delivered at any part of a city already cooled and such tanks may be used for selling mineral water or soda water on the streets or other places.

.Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application and specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete apparatus. Fig. 2 is a vertical section, taken along the line m00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 illustrates a variation in the number of inner tubes or cylinders, this view being an enlarged vertical section.

Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

The tank herein shown includes an outer cylinder 1 and an inner cylinder 2 which are supported on a wheeled frame or carriage. The frame has sills 3 and 4 and suitable cross beams 5. The frame is also provided with cross beams 6 to which the axles 7 may be connected. Uprights 8 are attached to the beams 3 and 4:. Side beams 9 are connected to the uprights 8 at their upper ends and cross beams 10 are connected to the beams 9 and on top of the uprights 8. The beams 9 may consist of a single iron band passing entirely around the uprights 8. Frame pieces 11 are attached to the uprights 8 and constitute the means for holding the cylinder 1 rigidly in place. The front part of the carriage is provided with a floor 12 and a seat 13 and may be provided with any other convenience for the use of an attendant. Roller drop curtains 14 may be provided on the sides and ends on which advertising matter may be printed and the curtains may be utilized for shade purposes.

The cylinder 1 is rigidly supported in the frame and is provided with a hinged lid 15 which may be secured by a suitable hasp 16. An inner cylinder 17 is made rigid with the cylinder 1. The cylinder 17 is the water tank and may be used for any similar purpose. The upper partof the annular space 18 between the inner and outer cylinders is used for carrying ice to cool the inner tank. The ice is supported on perforated partitions 19 which will allow the water to drip from the ice and pass below. The cylinder 1 is provided with a drip cook 20 for removal of water from the tank 1 as may be necessary on account of the melting of the ice. The cylinder 2 is provided with an orifice 21 through which liquids may be poured into the cylinder. The cylinder 2 is provided with a faucet 22 which .is connected in the opening 23 of the cylinder. The partitions 19 serve as braces for the inner cylinder 2.

Fig. 3 illustrates how a number of inner tubes or cylinders 24: may be mounted in the cylinder 1 to hold different kinds of liquids. Partitions 25 brace the cylinders 24 and are perforated so that drippings from the ice supported thereon may fall to the bottom of cylinder 1 and be drawn off through the cook 20. It is thus shown how any suitable liquids may be carried off and cooled in the inner cylinders. The liquids are ready for dispensing at all times, and may be delivered to dealers in such goods or they may be dispensed for immediate use, as is done at soda fountains.

The cylinder 2 is provided with bearings 26 which rest on the lower part of cylinder 1 and brace cylinder 2. This makes provision for the annular space about cylinder 2 which serves as a cooling medium.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. A portable tank comprising a frame, an outer cylinder horizontally disposed and rigidly mounted in said frame and provided with a hinged door in the upper side thereof and a drip cock, an inner cylinder rigid with said outer cylinder and provided with a receiving orifice and a faucet, and perforated partitions forming an ice compartment in 

